Table 1.
Availability and Access to Drinking Water Supply by Residence in Shashemene Town and Shashemene Woreda, 2022
| Characteristic | HHs, No. (%) | P Valuea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST (n = 430) | SW (n = 440) | Total (N = 870) | ||
| Source of drinking water | ||||
| Improved | 419 (97.4) | 412 (93.6) | 831 (95.5) | <.001 |
| Unimproved | 10 (2.3) | 1 (0.2) | 11 (1.3) | |
| Surface water | 0 (0.0) | 27 (6.1) | 27 (3.1) | |
| Unknownb | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | |
| Drinking water source availability c | ||||
| At least basic | 417 (97.0) | 170 (38.6) | 587 (67.5) | <.001 |
| Limited | 7 (1.6) | 206 (46.8) | 213 (24.5) | |
| Unimproved | 1 (0.2) | 13 (3.0) | 14 (1.6) | |
| Surface water | 0 (0.0) | 27 (6.1) | 27 (3.1) | |
| Unknownb | 5 (1.2) | 24 (5.5) | 29 (3.3) | |
| No. of people sharing drinking water source | ||||
| <10 | 107 (24.9) | 74 (16.8) | 181 (20.8) | <.001 |
| 10–24 | 37 (8.6) | 6 (1.4) | 43 (4.9) | |
| 25–49 | 13 (3.0) | 35 (8.0) | 48 (5.5) | |
| ≥50 | 45 (10.5) | 262 (59.5) | 307 (35.3) | |
| Not shared | 222 (51.6) | 61 (13.9) | 283 (32.5) | |
| Unknownb | 6 (1.4) | 2 (0.4) | 8 (0.9) | |
| Distance from drinking water source | ||||
| <1000 m | 418 (97.2) | 183 (41.6) | 601 (69.1) | <.001 |
| ≥1000 m | 7 (1.6) | 233 (53.0) | 240 (27.6) | |
| Unknownb | 5 (1.2) | 24 (5.5) | 29 (3.3) | |
| Distance from water source for cooking | (n=425) | (n=415) | (N=840) | |
| <1000 m | 418 (98.4) | 220 (53.0) | 638 (76.0) | <.001 |
| ≥1000 m | 7 (1.6) | 195 (47.0) | 202 (24.0) | |
| Distance from water source for bathing/latrine | (n=419) | (n=404) | (N=823) | |
| <1000 m | 412 (98.3) | 211 (52.2) | 623 (75.7) | <.001 |
| ≥1000 m | 7 (1.7) | 193 (47.8) | 200 (24.2) | |
Abbreviations: HHs, households; ST, Shashemene Town; SW, Shashemene Woreda.
The bold values refer to different total number of respondents for the variables due to missing responses.
a P values based on χ2 test.
bIf the HH's response was “No response,” “Don't know,” or “Other” with no specification, the HH was categorized as “Unknown.” “No response” was the answer that could be chosen by when respondents did not want to answer the question. There were no missing values; all 870 surveyed HHs responded to the relevant questions to determine drinking water status.
cAssessed based on World Health Organization/Joint Monitoring Program indicators.